Novak Djokovic begins his bid for a 25th Grand Slam title with a first-round French Open win
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has won his first-round match at the French Open by beating Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Djokovic lands in Serbia as questions arise over French Open
Novak Djokovic has returned home after being thwarted from defending his Australian Open title only to face a new predicament: He could be barred from the French Open this year, too, if heโs still not vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Novak Djokovic came within one victory of sweeping all four of last yearโs Grand Slam tennis tournaments and entered 2022 needing one title to set the menโs record of 21 major championships.
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Great Britain's Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury defeat second-seeded doubles team
Great Britain's two-time gold medalist Andy Murray and compatriotย Joe Salisbury managed to overwhelm the second-seeded men's doubles team, France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, in a straight sets victory.
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Tsitsipas beats Thiem in 3 sets to win ATP Finals title
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece drops his racquet as he wins and defeats Austria's Dominic Thiem in their ATP World Finals singles final tennis match at the O2 arena in London, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON โ Three years after coming to the ATP Finals as a hitting partner to the top pros, Stefanos Tsitsipas is leaving the tournament as champion. Tsitsipas rallied to beat Dominic Thiem 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-6 (4) on Sunday for the biggest title of his career, becoming the youngest champion at the season-ending event in 18 years. โHe's great for tennis, because he has a very attractive game style, one-handed backhand, comes in a lot,โ Thiem said. โThat's why it's probably mentally the most brutal sport existing, because you can play such a great match and end up losing in the championship match,โ Thiem said.